PHILADELPHIA -- Center Chris Bosh had 30 points and eight rebounds and guard Mario Chalmers finished with 18 points off the bench as the Miami Heat defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 114-96, Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center. Heat guard Norris Cole scored seven of his 10 points in the third quarter, when the Miami (2-0) began to pull away, and guard Dwyane Wade added nine points and 10 assists. The 76ers (0-3) struggled to overcome 24 turnovers. They picked up 21 points and 10 assists from point guard Tony Wroten and a career-high 18 points from reserve forward Brandon Davies, who made his first seven shots. Philadelphia faced Miami in its home opener for the second straight season. Last...

In a season when everything has changed for the Miami Heat, Thursday was a day when it seemed as if nothing had changed.
There, on the practice court at the Smoothie King Center, was Michael Beasley, chatting, joking, shooting, getting buckets. And,...

The Phoenix Suns' three point-guard experiment is over. On Thursday night, the Suns made it official, confirming they had traded Goran Dragic. People with knowledge of other Suns trades say the third of the point guard trio, Isaiah Thomas, was among the...

The experimentation started early. First there was center Justin Hamilton off the bench and into the game. Rookie shooting guard Tyler Johnson wasn't too far behind, and then, finally, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra signaled down his bench for rookie James...

Before Dwyane Wade and LeBron James produced championships as teammates, they produced some of the best head-to-head drama in the NBA.
That made Christmas a flashback Thursday, best friends embracing pregame, joking alongside one another at the...

(in predicted order of finish)
1. Spurs
2013-14: 62-20.
Coming: Kyle Anderson.
Going: No one of significance.
Despite all of their sustained success, the Spurs have never won back-to-back titles. In fact they never had reached the NBA Finals in...

Apparently, the Miami Heat lost more than just an exhibition game Tuesday against the Orlando Magic.
They also lost an important practice day.
The Heat, who play the Cleveland Cavaliers here Saturday, canceled Wednesday's workout in Brazil after their...

A wild Wednesday passed with the NBA's free-agent moratorium ending, LeBron James' future in limbo, Carmelo Anthony likely announcing his return to the Knicks on Thursday and the Bulls focused on Pau Gasol.
Twitter somehow survived.
Though the Bulls had...

After LeBron James decided to leave the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, Heat owner Micky Arison said that he was “shocked and disappointed.”
So was the rest of the city.
Newspapers seemed to be split on the decision. Miami Herald...

Monday at least featured some NBA free-agent movement. It just didn’t come, at least publicly, from Carmelo Anthony.
And that’s fine with the Bulls, who are working under a very simple premise: Until they are told no, they believe the personal and...

Many things can be said about the Miami Heat's revamped roster, but "stale" won't be one of them.
With Wednesday's addition of undrafted free-agent guard Tyler Johnson, a move confirmed to the Sun Sentinel by a league...

The Miami Heat will face a familiar face before playing for real this coming season, with the preseason schedule released Tuesday featuring the previously announced Oct. 11 exhibition against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Rio de Janeiro.
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